by Azeez Adeniyi
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo will sign the 2017 budget when he is satisfied with its content, his spokesperson has said.
This is in reaction to a statement credited to Minsiter of Information z Lai Mohammed where he had said the government was unsure of who to sign the budget.
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But the spokesperson to the acting president, Laolu Akande, said Osinbajo would sign the budget into law in due course.
“Just so we are clear: when the time comes, everything is set, and he is satisfied, Ag. President Yemi Osinbajo will assent to the 2017 Budget,” tweeted Mr. Akande.
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Meanwhile, Mohammed has also dismissed the statement credited to him.
The Minister described it as absolute rubbish.
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